Well it has been another rough haul. I have been experiencing a lot more fatigue and weakness again. Lots of back and joint pain too. I have relied on my TENS unit on several occasions to get me through classes and social events. I do notice that my symptoms are revolved around the current weather trends (which are all over the place in the Midwest!!) and with stress. I will be going back up to see Dr. Fischer at the Mayo Clinic sometime in the next few months, so hopefully he can give me a reason why my symptoms are all over the place.
I have tried to increase my salt and fluid intake, talk to a counselor, exercise a bit more, rest more, but nothing is really helping my symptoms. It is frustrating because I was doing so well in the spring and summer months this year, but once fall hit, I experienced a lot more POTS symptoms again. In the spring and summer I was able to walk around for well over 4 hours and not get terribly fatigued. Now, I can't do that. I can only do the bare minimum with exercising--only walking to and from class and doing some squats right after I get out of bed.
It is frustrating but I have very supportive friends and family to help get me through the tough days. I hope all of you POTsies out there are as lucky as I am to have such a wonderful support system!
